Tangled meaning

What does “tangled” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“tangled” is an adjective with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: in a confused mass.

tangled

adjective

  1. in a confused mass

    “pushed back her tangled hair”

    “the tangled ropes”

    Oppositesuntangled
  2. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

    “the Byzantine tax structure”

    “Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University